Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2295 vs 1884

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2295 vs 1884

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11240 vs 8251
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3665 vs 1019
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 16580 vs 4008

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11240 vs 8251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3665 vs 1019
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	16580 vs 4008

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2295

1884

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8251

11240

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1019

3665

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4008

16580

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2295	1884
PassMark - CPU mark	8251	11240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1019	3665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4008	16580
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		43.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.469

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q4'15	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1272	1102
Processor Number	E3-1240V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD160BBBM6IAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)